High-Scoring Match in Andhra Premier League: Avinash’s Near Century and 11 Sixes Not Enough for Victory

The Andhra Premier League 2025 match between Vijayawada Sunrisers and Royals of Rayalaseema witnessed a high-scoring contest. Vijayawada Sunrisers won the match, defeating the Royals of Rayalaseema by 7 wickets. Pyla Avinash of Royals of Rayalaseema played an outstanding innings, scoring 96 runs, which included an impressive 11 sixes. His explosive batting performance, marked by powerful hitting all around the ground, earned him accolades, although it did not result in a win for his team. In his innings, Avinash hit four fours. The Royals of Rayalaseema finished their innings with a score of 196 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Vijayawada successfully chased down the target, reaching the score in 17 overs with only three wickets down. The captain of Vijayawada, Ashwin Hebbar, contributed a match-winning knock of 98 runs. Garimella Teja added an unbeaten 77 runs, including 7 fours and six sixes. Vamsi Krishna scored 16 runs, and Munnagi Abhinav failed to score. Jagarlapuri Ram took three wickets for the Royals. Pyla Avinash was acquired by Punjab Kings for 30 lakh rupees in the IPL 2025 mega auction, however, he didn’t participate in the tournament. Avinash made his first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 representing Andhra Pradesh, and his T20 debut in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in November 2024, where he scored 53 runs off 32 balls against Mumbai. In domestic T20 matches, the young player has scored 81 runs with a strike rate of 117.39 across 5 matches, with a highest score of 55.